1 MetLife research, fielded by ORC International, a leading business intelligence firm between June and July of 2017. The employer survey
comprised 400 interviews with benefits decision makers at companies with at least 500 employees, split evenly between those who currently
offer legal benefits and those who do not.

2 Average hourly rate of $338.00/hour based on years of legal experience, National Law Journal and ALM Legal Intelligence, Survey of Law
Firm Economics (2016).

WHITEPAPERSWORDS OF AUTHORITYSurvey: Employees with aLegal Plan Feel More ConfidentAbout the FutureBradd Chignoli, Senior Vice President of National Accounts, MetLifeFor employers looking for ways to improve their employees’ financial wellness and reducestress, a legal plan may be just thebenefit they need. A recent MetLifesurvey1 found that 75 percent ofemployees who have a legal plansay they feel confident planning fortoday and the future.

One of the reasons employees
with legal plans feel confident is
because a legal plan is a benefit that
employees of all ages can use to save
money on common legal matters.
The survey found that a majority of
employees (54 percent) say that they
have been involved in a legal matter
in the last year and 82 percent have
been involved in a legal issue in the
last five years.

Employees face legal mattersthroughout many stages of life—when they are dealing with identity-theft issues, sending kids to college,becoming a caregiver or buying ahome. According to the survey, thetop legal issues employees face are:• Being contacted about a securitybreach: 32 percent• Buying a home: 26 percent• Receiving a traffic ticket: 24percent• Refinancing a home: 18 percentWith the average fee for anattorney’s time sitting at more than$300 an hour2, it can be unaffordablefor many employees to see anattorney. It’s not uncommon foremployees without a legal planto end up stressed about how topay for attorney fees to deal withunexpected issues. A legal plancan relieve this stress and savethem money by providing access toexperienced attorneys who can helpthem with their matters quickly andaffordably.

Why Employees Feel Confident

Among employees enrolled in alegal plan, 60 percent said that theyfeel prepared to handle unforeseenlegal events, significantly morethan the 39 percent of employeeswithout a legal plan who saidthey feel prepared to handle legalissues. Because a legal plan givesemployees convenient access toa large, nationwide network ofexperienced attorneys, employeesfeel more secure knowing theyhave someone to turn to should alegal matter arise. Through theirmonthly payroll deduction, they canaccess attorneys as if they were on aretainer, contacting them as much asthey need and as often as they’d likefor covered legal matters.

In addition to the security of
having an attorney to turn to, the
quality of the attorney network
is a key reason why employers
and employees value the benefit.
According to the survey, 80 percent
of employers said that one of the
main benefits of a legal plan is access
to above-average legal services,
and 75 percent said that higher
responsiveness from lawyers was
important.

Providing access to qualityattorneys is the mission of a legalplan. Attorneys in the MetLaw legalplan, offered by MetLife, average 25years of experience and are expectedto provide a high level of service foremployees. Attorneys in the networkare regularly monitored to ensurethey are providing quality service.

Because of the easy access to
high-quality attorneys, the survey
also found that 94 percent of the
employees who used a legal plan
were satisfied with the outcome.

A MetLaw plan member in ChulaVista, Calif., recently submittedfeedback saying: “I’ve been verypleased with the plan. I can nowcomfortably contact an attorneywhenever I have pending legal issues… This is a very nice benefit that Iwas thrilled to take part in. Overall,I couldn’t be happier with thisbenefit. The price is reasonable, theAs an employer, you play animportant role in ensuring thatyour employees can get the helpthey need for issues that arecausing stress or hardship. Offeringemployees access to affordablelegal help allows them to feelmore confident they have the helpthey need to handle stressful andexpensive matters that arise. To findout more about how a legal plan canhelp your employees, read our whitepaper here: https://www.legalplans.com/white-papers/.